Rooted in Buddhist teachings, Sri Lanka's roadside dansal offer free food and drinks to strangers – and this year, the ...

Zinara Rathnayake is a writer based in India and Sri Lanka with bylines in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Atlas Obscura, and others. Her work largely focuses on travel, food, and culture, among others.

SriLanka, May 30 -- Across Sri Lanka during the Vesak season, roadside constructions appear almost overnight. Beneath temporary roofs decorated with lanterns and Buddhist flags, people are welcomed ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution examining human populations in Sri Lankan tropical rainforests shows ...